Mark, a Professional Real Estate Inspector, is a Past President (2011) of the Texas Association of Real Estate Inspectors WWW.TAREI.COM, Past-President of the San Antonio Real Estate Inspectors Assoc. and Chief Inspector at Five Star Home Inspections Inc. Contact him with Real Estate Inspection questions or needs at: abuyersinspector.com or, homeinspectorsinsanantonio.com

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Mark Eberwine

Is Rick Perry getting good advice from his staff? Will Governor Perry veto a wasteful piece of legislation borne of lobbying by Texas Real Estate Commission Commissioners and Administrator? Texas Consumers are left to fend for themselves while the Texas Real Estate Commission works to grow their fiefdom. Imagine this… Subsequent to the hiring of […]
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Is Governor Rick Perry responsible for what is going on over at the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC)? If the governor appoints commission members, is he responsible for the outcome? With so much activity involving real estate inspectors over the last few years, it is hard to keep up. So, imagine trying to keep up […]
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I inspected a new house the other day that had already demonstrated that the slab foundation was not designed or constructed properly. That’s right. The house was about 3 months ‘old’ and was considered ‘brand new’. The builder still owned the home and was in the process of selling the home to a military veteran. […]
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Taking a serious look at Gun Control requires an unemotional and historical perspective. And, some patience. Besides, what we are really talking about is Gun-Violence Control The U. S. Constitution was written to include the Right to Bear Arms. The American Revolutionary War was the result of the government oppression and taxation without representation. The […]
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Year after year, the U.S. Taxpayer is forced to subsidize shoddy homebuilding. Homebuilders are able to squeeze more profits from each and every house because they are never held accountable by the federal government for the fraud perpetrated on homeowners. Year after year, an incredible number of house foundations fail. Year after year, legislators are […]
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Some recent articles have the Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 Court in a state of disarray with an incredible backlog of court cases and arrest warrants. Commissioners Court members are tasked with replacing the outgoing Judge Keith Baker. This Tuesday, they will announce a ‘short list’ of candidates to succeed Baker. More importantly, the […]
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How does water pressure in your home impact you and your family? There are Codes that regulate how little and how much water pressure your house’ plumbing system needs to function properly. Most Codes specify a minimum static water pressure of 40 PSI. These same codes specify a maximum of 80 PSI static pressure. ‘Static […]
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We hear all these terms about energy efficiency in new home construction and how this home or that home is ‘super high efficiency’. There are ‘radiant barriers’ and ‘radiant barrier paint’. There is ‘R-38’ ceiling insulation. There is ‘spray-foam’ insulation for walls and ceilings. There are ‘super-high efficiency air conditioning systems. Yet somehow, the way […]
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I inspected a house the other day that had a ‘cracked’ slab, distress to the walls and ceilings, and large scale improper drainage with a ‘zero’ lotline style lot. Oh sure, there were the usual issues. The A/C system was so filthy it couldn’t function properly. The siding and trim were rotted. The sink cabinetry […]
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Texas is known for a dismal record when it comes to residential slab foundation performance. The excuse heard more often than anything is that the soils are ‘bad’. Hundreds of thousands of houses have foundations that have performed well for decades. Thousands upon thousands of commercial building structures and skyscrapers have foundations that perform just […]
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